428. Secretary of the Immortal (1)
‘How does one who is prepared?’
Giacomo Milo was literally on the verge of losing his mind.
‘How can you be here without a single bodyguard, acting so shabby!’
dump!
Giacomo Milo, completely caught off guard, falls to the floor in a daze. Then Seongjin looked down at him with a ‘friendly’ smile of his own.
“You are ready for conversation. “I think we’ll talk quickly.”
Unfortunately, that smile sent Giacomo Milo into a state of complete panic.
‘Ah, it’s over now! ‘The one who is prepared will eventually kill me here!’
Giacomo grabbed the precious black elixir with trembling hands.
I finally got this! I thought I could finally get revenge on those who brought down me and my top!
‘Salos! Why is there no response from Salos at such an important time?’
As the contractor’s emotions intensified-
Slurp.
For a moment, a faint black fog seemed to rise from Giacomo Milo’s shadow.
[Be careful, Seongjin Lee! That guy is leaking a little bit of magical energy right now.]
The Demon King blinked his lamp and warned.
[You said that guy was a devil contractor, right? That’s definitely a sign of a broken contract. It looks like the devil has decided to give up on the author!]
“okay? “What happens if I give up?”
[As it is not the fault of humans, the soul is not immediately taken to the demon world. but-]
The Demon King continued his explanation quickly.
[The devil who made a contract with him also no longer has the obligation to protect the contracted person from demonic energy. The moment the devil completely disconnects, that person will probably die right away.]
Giacomo Milo has already been sentenced to death. So whether I die here or get executed in the imperial capital, it won’t be that big of a problem.
However, it seemed that the story was a little different in the case of the devil who had made a contract with him.
[The devil who arbitrarily breaks the contract will indeed have to pay a huge price. The punishment is so heavy that it feels like nothing is wrong with adding a few more crimes.]
And in such a crisis, the devil almost always tried to cause an accident. The devil is not the devil for nothing.
[Ignoring the rules of the dimension, turning a blind eye to cause and effect, they use the bodies of sacrificed human beings as a channel to release as much demonic power as possible onto the earth. That alone would cause the human world to fall into great confusion.]
In other words, the current Giacomo Milo is a magic time bomb that may explode at any moment.
There was a reason why Giovanni, the leader of the Free Underpass, was reluctant to touch the guy directly.
“Then what if I kill that guy here first?”
“Ugh… … !”
Giacomo Milo’s complexion turns pale.
[The souls of humans who fail to fulfill the contract will be taken to the demon world. And that body will disappear, causing rapid erosion. A considerable amount of demon energy was left here. You may be fine, but probably the people around you will be affected to some extent?]
And humans suffer from even weak magical energy and end up dying. The Demon King added that.
“Right.”
Seongjin rubbed his chin and was lost in thought.
‘This is causing a bit of trouble.’
Either way, it means that the refugee camp is exposed to demonic energy.
The situation was a little different from the case where a large demon species appeared in Bathurst Territory. At that time, there was almost no casualties even when a huge dinosaur wreaked havoc.
But what about the underpass here? If you go up just a few meters, isn’t it a tent village with countless refugees crowded together?
From now on, it is nearly impossible to quickly mobilize priests or paladins to purify demon energy. Even if it were possible, a terrible hell would have already unfolded in the refugee camp in the meantime.
‘This means that we must keep Giacomo Milo alive until we can eventually move to a safe place.’
In addition, we need to calm down the demon that made a contract with him. Don’t get scared and break the contract arbitrarily.
Having made up his mind, Seongjin slowly took a step towards Giacomo Milo.
“Stop worrying. “I have no intention of harming you right now.”
It was addressed to both Giacomo Milo and the devil who had made a contract with him. A truly leisurely attitude that does not show the slightest hint of inner turmoil.
However, unlike his confident expression, like a reaper holding a sickle to the neck of the dead, Seongjin was nervously watching for signs around him.
‘I don’t think the situation here will end quickly. Sir Martha and Owen will do well.’
* * *
In fact, there were some twists and turns that led Seongjin to face Giacomo Milo alone.
So, a little while ago-
“… … ?”
While walking through the complex sewer system, Seongjin raised his head as he felt his concentration strangely becoming dispersed.
And I stared at the front of that pitch-black tunnel, where nothing could be seen even if I were just a few steps away from the devil’s lamp.
‘… What is this? ‘I feel a little confused somehow?’
Slurp, rippling… … .
Seongjin focused his senses towards the front, listening to the gentle sounds of the sewage flow through one ear.
‘okay. I know the way to go. I wasn’t confused even at the crossroads. But now, for some reason, I feel like the path may not be what I expected.’
It was when Seongjin was tilting his head at that strange premonition.
[Lee Seong-jin, look at that! There’s something strange over there!]
The Demon King must have discovered something, and suddenly flew up from the lamp as a captive. Then it started circling down the canal where the sewage was flowing.
[Look at this guy! It’s obviously dead, but it’s still moving!]
In the place where the Demon King illuminated, there was, indeed, the completely cut-in-half corpse of a rat.
“… … ?”
But that’s not the end. Horribly, the heavily decayed rat was still twitching its front paws intermittently.
Wiggle. Wiggle.
Masain then looked over Seongjin’s shoulder and looked at the scene below the canal and took a deep breath.
“… Lord! “Is this some kind of evil trick?”
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It’s a trick of wrongdoing. It was certainly a sight that could not be explained by common sense. It is difficult to regard it as normal postmortem muscle cramps because the rat’s body was already half-decomposed and almost all of its bones were exposed.
And around that time, Seongjin was able to realize part of the cause of the discomfort he felt in this sewer.
‘Are there no living rats nearby?’
I said earlier that I could only hear the quiet sound of running water, but there was no sign of the rats that would normally be found in a sewer.
‘Isn’t this just a sewer? ‘What’s going on in this space where even rats can’t set foot?’
While Seongjin was thinking about something else for a moment, the Demon King was bustling around the corpse and shouted again.
[But look at this here too, Seongjin Lee! Although it has faded a lot, I can feel faint traces of the normal world here!]
Seongjin, who was concentrating his eyes, happened to notice a faint fragment of the broken text.
?TY□E_m_und□□d_no297□402?
?err! Unable to confirm appropriate object!?
?err! ge□Ah!$2ㅗCould not□confirm the server.?
?err… … ?
Well, that’s right. If there is a phenomenon that cannot be explained by common sense, it is most likely the result of the laws of the normal world interfering.
However, this is not a law that operates normally, but is badly broken and broken into pieces and has a serious error… … .
‘… Oh, I feel bad.’
Seongjin stopped thinking and quickly turned his head away from the corpse.
For some reason, as I continued to look at that, a strangely unpleasant feeling arose in me. It feels like something is going to burst out of me at any moment.
“It feels uncomfortable to just leave it like that. “I don’t want to see it, so burn it.”
When Seongjin furrowed his eyebrows and gave instructions, the Demon King responded cheerfully.
[huh! okay!]
He seems very happy to be able to prove his usefulness after a long time.
Grumble!
The rat’s body was instantly engulfed in fierce flames. Seongjin, who glanced at the burning corpse, quickened his pace again when the demon king returned to the lamp.
‘As expected, I don’t like this or that. It’s been a long time since I’ve had this kind of vague premonition.’
It was truly strange. The place I need to go is so clear, but why do I keep getting this undesirable feeling?
But soon, Seongjin was able to find the answer to his discomfort on his own. At some point, his sensitive senses began to detect the two people’s presence at the same time.
‘Ah, there were two goals!’
At first glance, both appear to be ordinary people with low Aura activity.
There was no doubt that one of them was Giacomo Milo. Although the auror activity was slightly weaker than before, Seongjin still remembered the presence of Milo Sang-ju, which he detected from afar when the demon beast appeared.
The problem was on the other side.
Looking at the auror activity, it doesn’t seem like he has particularly strong force, but strangely, I feel like my nerves are constantly focused on that person.
‘Who the hell is that?’
Judging from the fact that they are together, he probably has a close relationship with Giacomo Milo.
The only people he will meet here in the Freedom Underground are the remnants of the Penitent Church.
‘Somehow I have a feeling that won’t be the case.’
Anyway, I hope I can catch both. Seongjin thought so and hurried his steps.
“… … !”
However, without any reward for his impatience, Seongjin soon felt that his targets were splitting up and splitting into two.
It was a disaster.
‘You can’t miss it like this! Even if I have to split my group, I have to go after them both.’
Apparently, the person I am concerned about is not Giacomo Milo, but someone else. That’s why Seongjin wanted to chase the guy himself.
‘But Giacomo Milo is a devil contractor. I think I shouldn’t let them encounter two people who are not resistant to demonic energy.’
However, sending only two people there was a bit of a problem. I feel like I don’t have enough power to finish the job neatly.
If he had gotten Dasha’s help, or at least had been able to approach the clan as an Auror himself, the outcome would have been very different!
‘Originally, I was planning to bring Max here.’
It was truly embarrassing. Why has nothing been going as planned these days?
“Lowering. “The presence split into two.”
At that time, Masain also seemed to have faintly sensed the presence of people ahead.
Seeing him closely guarding his surroundings, Seongjin finally made up his mind. Maybe he was deciding the future outcome.
‘I can’t help it.’
And almost at the same time –
“Huh?”
Owen, who was following behind, was startled and stopped.
“Wait a minute, isn’t that too unexpected? Why is there an emergency quest at a time like this?”
When Seongjin and Masain turn around, they see Owen staring into space with an absurd expression.
“What’s going on?”
Masain asked worriedly. It’s not that he wasn’t, because he didn’t look sane staring into empty space.
but-
‘That’s the status window… … .’
Seongjin’s eyes now saw a faint fog-like shape floating in front of Owen.
I couldn’t read the contents clearly, but it was clear. That must be Sang Sang-chang, who has a bad personality.
“Lowering… … .”
Once again, Masain notices a strange blinking light in Seongjin’s eyes and looks at Seongjin with a slightly anxious face.
Seongjin, who waved his hand to reassure him, asked Owen in an awkward manner.
“why? “What on earth does the quest say?”
“hmm? Uh, so you’re looking for some important document? Let’s see… . A lord in the central region got his hands on a precious document that had been kept for a long time… … .”
Owen, who was explaining step by step, suddenly looks back at Seongjin in astonishment.
“… what? you?”
“huh?”
“No, I mean. You just said… … .”
I would never have thought that Seongjin would directly mention the quest.
But Seongjin was shameless.
what? why? what?
When I met his gaze sullenly, Owen hesitated and rolled his eyes here and there.
okay. Mores, you also knew? He knew what I was doing and came to see me. And you knew that I already knew your identity, and you even knew that I vaguely knew that fact.
So now that I know what you know that I know what you know, you who know that… … .
Owen’s confused pupils cause a strong earthquake. Seongjin eventually sighed softly.
‘This guy can’t come to his senses at such an important moment.’
Since the time was right, Seongjin reacted quickly.
He decided to do what his heart told him to do, to be in the most appropriate position, without worrying about what anyone else thought.
Whick!
Sigh!
The tremendous sound of the impact reverberates through the quiet underground tunnel.
Masain’s eyes widen and-
“Ahh!”
Owen, who had suddenly been hit hard on the forehead, held his forehead with a somewhat shocked expression.
“no! Why are you hitting me all of a sudden? “It hurts!”
“I don’t have time to be like this right now. “Will you come to your senses quickly?”
“Yes?”
“Go quickly. Don’t you need to hurry to do the quest?”
“Uh, huh? Yes!”
Owen nodded without thinking, his face suddenly brightening.
“okay!”
And then he began to run hurriedly through the sewer.
‘Well, I don’t have the devil’s lamp or torch, but that guy’s eyesight will be enough even in the dark.’
Seongjin looked at that for a moment, then turned his head and looked straight at Masain.
“Sir Martha.”
“… Yes, lower,”
Sure enough, Lord Martha’s face had already darkened, as if anticipating his next words. Now he too has completely grown accustomed to Seongjin’s unexpected behavior.
And the order that was finally given.
“Go and help Owen. “If you don’t come with me, he’ll have a hard time on his own.”
“… … .”
Masain seemed fiercely conflicted for a moment. However, it was only a fleeting moment, and soon a firm determination appeared on the face of the loyal knight.
“Yes, sir. “No matter what you command, I will follow your wishes.”
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